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Old July 13th 04, 04:13 PM
CV
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Ace Pilot wrote:
"BTIZ" wrote:

also.. wake turbulence is the worst if the heavier aircraft (bizjet) is
configured for landing, flaps and gear etc..



According to the latest edition of the Aeronautical Information Manual
(effective 19 February 2004), paragraph 7-3-3:
"The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is
HEAVY, CLEAN, and SLOW." [emphasis present in original document]

A clean aircraft generates stronger wake vortices than does one
configured for landing.


Not necessarily. When it is landing it will be SLOW, which is
much more important than the minimal effect of how it happens
to be configured.
CV